In the center of the luxuriously decorated restaurant, there were several dining tables where several apprentices were sitting and eating in silence.
"Athir, what are you going to do next?"
Opposite Athir, Radel's voice rang out.
"We should go directly to the Principality of Kuma."
Sitting in the chair, after thinking for a while, Athir said: "I heard that something happened in my family, I want to go over there as soon as possible to take a look."
"Is that so?" Radel nodded: "I plan to return to the Kingdom of Sirama, which is the territory of my family."
"If you have any problems in the future, you can send someone to find me." He said to Athir.
"I'll send someone to take you there later."
At this time, Keg on the side also interrupted and said: "The situation around us has been a bit chaotic recently, with rebels and bandits everywhere. It's very troublesome."
"Although these people are nothing to us, it's good to save some trouble."
"That's troublesome." Athir nodded and thanked Keg in front of him.
"That's fine." Keg shook his head. "But there will be some things that require your participation in a while."
"Although you have agreed to join the Southern Alliance, you have not yet registered, and you need to find time to meet with other members of the alliance."
"That's natural."
These things had been mentioned before, so Atier naturally had no objection and nodded in agreement.
A few days later.
Early in the morning, escorted by five or six hundred warriors, Athir got directly into the prepared carriage and moved forward with the team.
Most of the soldiers around were riding horses. Not only were they well-equipped, but their formations were also much neater. They looked elite at first glance.
These are the teams specially sent by Keger to escort Athir. On the one hand, they can handle the miscellaneous matters along the way, and on the other hand, they can also serve as a decoration.
After a while, the team slowly set off and headed towards the road in the distance.
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Two months later.
On a plain, a team of hundreds of people slowly stopped by the roadside.
"Elder Athir, we have now entered the territory of the Principality of Kuma. We will be able to reach Kuma City in three days."
Inside the extremely luxuriously decorated carriage, a knight wearing black armor and a weapon on his waist looked at Athir respectfully and reported to him.
"It's only a few days away, right?"
Sitting in the carriage, listening to the knight's report, Athir nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. What's your name?"
"Esso Marla." Hearing Athir's question, the knight in front of him was stunned at first, and then hurriedly spoke to Athir.
"Esso, huh?" Looking at the respectful knight in front of him, Athir's eyes flashed with admiration: "You have done a good job during this period. If there is a chance, I will help you say a few words in front of Elder Keg."
After hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Esso's eyes, but he concealed it well and did not show it.
After a while, after reporting some things roughly, seeing that Athir had no other instructions, Esso left the carriage and prepared to deal with other things.
A few days passed in a flash.
At noon one day, the outline of a city was already visible in the distance, and it seemed that it would be reached soon.
However, after arriving here, Athir and his group were also discovered by the people in Kuma City.
"Who are you?" A loud voice sounded in the distance.
In the distance, an army of several hundred men also appeared and were blocking the front. At this time, the leading knight stepped forward, looked at the army in front, and asked with a serious look in his eyes.
From the knight's perspective, the hundreds of warriors in front of him were absolutely elite. Their armor and horses were all of the best quality, and their formations were neat. It was obvious that they had undergone rigorous training.
"Could it be that people from other kingdoms are planning to come and take advantage of the opportunity to rob us?"
In an instant, he thought of this possibility and the corners of his mouth turned bitter.
"We are here under the order of the Southern Alliance to escort Elder Athir to the Principality of Kuma."
At the front of the team, seeing the situation ahead, Esso walked to the front with two people and shouted at the opposite team.
Suddenly, the knight leading the team in front was stunned, somewhat confused about the situation.
As a knight born into the aristocratic class, if he understood something about the Southern Alliance, then he was completely confused about the so-called elders.
This is also normal. After all, only the great nobles can access the existence of wizards at that level. Others rarely get access to this level of information unless they learn about it due to unexpected circumstances.
However, although the situation is a little unclear, as long as they are members of the Southern Alliance, they must be treated with caution, especially the title of elder, which sounds like an extremely honorable person.
"Is there any proof?" Thinking of this, he looked at the opposite side and shouted.
Hearing this, Esso felt a little impatient, but he didn't show it on the surface.
He asked the knight beside him to step forward, take the certificate given by Keg when they set out, and show it to the knight leading the opposite team for inspection.
The certificates of the Southern Alliance are specially made. Not only do they have the power of magic attached to them, but they also have the mark of each elder. They are very special.
After carefully verifying the authenticity of the certificate in front of him, the leading knight breathed a sigh of relief and directly divided the team into two teams, one of which stayed in place to act as guides and guards.
He himself took a few knights and quickly rushed towards the distant Kuma City, ready to tell others the news and let the city prepare to welcome the alliance's top leaders.
Because there were only a few knights on the journey, they were much faster than the team behind them and soon arrived at the city in the distance.
"What, the elders of the Southern Alliance are coming?" In a spacious hall, surprised voices sounded around.
In the hall, a middle-aged man wearing aristocratic formal attire and with a handsome face was standing there.
If Athir were here, he would definitely recognize the man in front of him. He was Sidru, who was responsible for sending him to the ship that year. Now he looked a little older and haggard.
At this moment, listening to the knight's report, Sidru's face showed a surprised expression: "Are you sure you are the elder of the Southern Alliance?"
As a great knight and also a member of the Fakus family, he understood the significance and dignity of the identity of an alliance elder, and was naturally very surprised that an elder suddenly came to visit him.
"This may be an opportunity." This thought suddenly flashed through his mind as he heard the news.
In recent years, the situation of the Kuma Principality has not been very good. First, it was affected by the war, which caused a great loss of its own strength. After the war ended, some unexpected situations occurred, and even Duke Arie was seriously injured. Now is the time when he is weak.
If he could establish a relationship with an elder of the Southern Alliance, his future days would undoubtedly be much easier.
Thinking of this, he could not help but calm down, looked at the knight in front of him and asked, "Which elder of the alliance is coming?"
"According to the other party, the person who came to visit this time was an elder named Athir."
Listening to Sidlu's words, the knight in front of him recalled for a moment and then answered seriously.
"What did you say?"
When he heard the name Athir, Sidlu's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at the knight in front of him with extreme shock.
"Send someone to make preparations immediately, and we will go to the city gate to welcome them right away!!" After a while, Sidlu's voice quickly rang out in the hall.
On the other side, under the protection of hundreds of soldiers around him, more than an hour later, Athir arrived at the gate of Kuma City.
In front of the city gate, a group of people were ready to welcome them. Sidlu stood in the team, with several people following him, waiting there quietly.
"Here they come!" Sidru's heart skipped a beat when he saw the team in front.
He took a deep breath and walked over quickly with a few people around him.
"Sir, the people from the Principality of Kuma have arrived to greet us."
Looking at Sidru and others coming in front, Esso walked to the carriage where Athir was and reported to Athir.
"Are we there yet?"
Listening to Esso's words, Athir silently opened his eyes, came out of his deep meditation state, then stood up and walked down from the carriage.
As soon as I got off the carriage, Sidru's figure was clearly visible in the distance.
"It's really Athir!!" Excited whispers were heard in the distance.
Staring quietly in the direction of the carriage, the moment he saw Athir, Sidlu's face suddenly became excited.
Although they hadn't seen each other for more than three years, Athir's unique half-elf handsome appearance had not changed much, and Sidru recognized him at the first sight.
Walking to a distance, looking at Sidru and others who came to greet him, Athir also showed a smile on his face: "Sidru, long time no see."
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"I really didn't expect that in just four years, you've reached this point."
In a huge manor, Sidlu sighed as he looked at Athir, who looked almost the same as before, except that he had grown a lot taller.
"It was just luck."
Sitting opposite Sidru, Athir shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted my family for a long time. Tell me about the recent situation here."
Sidru nodded, then organized his words and started speaking again.
From his story, Athir understood what had happened in the Principality of Kuma in recent years.
First, there was the war in the north. Because of some things, several big countries in the north moved south together, which put a lot of pressure on some countries on the border of the Southern Alliance.
The Principality of Kuma is located on the border of the Southern Alliance and has also been under great pressure. A lot of things have happened in the past few years, causing great losses to the country.
On the battlefield, Duke Arieu was besieged by three great knights at the same time. He had no choice but to release his seed of life. He collapsed after coming back and is now holding on with one breath.
(End of this chapter)